1. How is the USINT IRC covering this event ? Centro de Recursos Informativos (CRI) Centro Eleanor Roosevelt & Centro Lincoln Oficina de Prensa y Cultura Sección de Intereses de los EEUU en la Habana Calzada e/ L y M, Vedado Teléfonos: 833-35-51 al 59 Internet: http://havana.usinterestsection.gov/

2. IRC - Outreach The IRC uses different methods to reach out to our audiences: - USINT official website and Intranet; - Contests and raffles about the US; - Information from USINFO and other USG sources (Ex: Boletín del CRI, formerly Washington Informa ); - Instruction on how to use the Internet for research , communication and publication ( Blogs )

3. IRC – Intranet The Intranet puts the most-requested information at users' fingertips as well as the IRC products. It is available in both Internet Centers.

4. IRC – Intranet

5. IRC – Intranet

6. Quiz - Concurso Answers

7. Internet Centers The most important IRC outreach tool Eleanor Roosevelt Center Gladys Márquez, IRC Technician --------------------------------------------- Computers for our users  8 Available sessions per day  24 (week: 112) Book collection  726 titles English teaching/learning; children & youth literature (fiction, non-fiction, reference); and magazines Abraham Lincoln Center Sandra Batlle, IRC Technician ---------------------------------------------- Computers for our users  15 Available sessions per day  45 (week: 210) Book collection  920 titles Cuba; US; social science; economics; management; biographies, etc.

8. Thank you ! Would you like to learn more about IRC Havana? Continue clicking and you will learn more…. Centro de Recursos Informativos (CRI) Centro Eleanor Roosevelt & Centro Lincoln Oficina de Prensa y Cultura Sección de Intereses de los EEUU en la Habana Calzada e/ L y M, Vedado Teléfonos: 833-35-51 al 59 Internet: http://havana.usinterestsection.gov/ For more information, please contact us

9. Internet Centers Eleanor Center Lincoln Center Total Computers for our users 8 15 23 Available sessions per day 24 45 69 Available sessions per week 112 210 322 Books (titles) 720 920 1,646

10. Internet Centers Subscribed Sessions vs. Available Sessions Note: Internet connection was poor during almost 6 months, however the attendance was high 2 internet sessions

11. Internet Centers Eleanor Center & Lincoln Center

12. Internet Centers Number of computer users 2007 (1 year) 558 patrons used the IRC computers in 2007

13. Internet Centers Number of times patrons visited the Internet Centers 2007 (1 year)

14. IRC – Research 2007

15. IRC – Research 2007

16. Centro de Recursos Informativos (CRI) Centro Eleanor Roosevelt & Centro Lincoln Oficina de Prensa y Cultura Sección de Intereses de los EEUU en la Habana Calzada e/ L y M, Vedado Teléfonos: 833-35-51 al 59 Internet: http://havana.usinterestsection.gov/